:00:09. > :00:15.The RMT union has been staging a 24 hour strike on Southern services.
:00:16. > :00:17.It's the 31st strike day since last April.
:00:18. > :00:19.RMT talks with Southern broke down earlier this
:00:20. > :00:23.week while Aslef members rejected their latest proposed deal.
:00:24. > :00:26.This strike comes on the weekend of one of Brighton's biggest events -
:00:27. > :00:31.The weekend of the Brighton Marathon is one of the busiest
:00:32. > :00:35.in the calendar, with thousands descending on the city.
:00:36. > :00:39.But it coincides with another day of industrial action on rail unions.
:00:40. > :00:41.I can't help but feel that they often find
:00:42. > :00:44.I think they should sort it out, really.
:00:45. > :00:49.It is part of the ongoing row over the role of conductors
:00:50. > :00:54.Business owner Chris Littledale is just a few minutes' walk
:00:55. > :00:59.We really have missed out on that throughput of people,
:01:00. > :01:02.who are saying, I don't want to get a train because I probably
:01:03. > :01:05.won't find one and if I do, there maybe won't be one
:01:06. > :01:11.The revenue from visitor attendance is seriously down.
:01:12. > :01:14.RMT members are on strike from midnight.
:01:15. > :01:17.It is hard to believe that on the 26th of this month it'll
:01:18. > :01:22.be a year since this bitter dispute began.
:01:23. > :01:25.After a number of talks having broken down, are we any nearer
:01:26. > :01:29.This is the 33rd day of action we have taken to make sure that
:01:30. > :01:36.And nothing has changed over almost a year's process,
:01:37. > :01:41.with the proposals to remove guards from trains.
:01:42. > :01:44.And our guards are still adamant that it is not the safest way
:01:45. > :01:48.to operate the trains and have train journeys.
:01:49. > :01:51.Southern told us they have run 90% of a normal Saturday timetable.
:01:52. > :01:58.Talks between the rail unions and Southern are set to continue.
:01:59. > :02:00.An 18-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink
:02:01. > :02:06.driving following a crash that left a woman with a serious head injury.
:02:07. > :02:08.Emergency services were called to Orchard Street in Rainham
:02:09. > :02:12.at around 2.30am this morning after a black Renault Clio
:02:13. > :02:16.collided with a parked car and ended up on its roof.
:02:17. > :02:18.Three fire engines attended the scene.
:02:19. > :02:22.Firefighters freed a female passenger from the car.
:02:23. > :02:25.Three teenagers have been charged following a series of assaults
:02:26. > :02:32.Charges included stealing vehicles, possessing cannabis
:02:33. > :02:37.An 18-year-old and a 19-year-old have been remanded in custody.
:02:38. > :02:44.Brighton and Hove Albion leapt to the top of the Championship table
:02:45. > :02:48.last night, beating Queens Park Rangers.
:02:49. > :02:51.It was the Albion's third win in less than week
:02:52. > :02:56.Brighton planted two balls in the Rangers net before half-time,
:02:57. > :03:02.The offside trap catching Glenn Murray then Tomer Hemed.
:03:03. > :03:06.It took an hour for the Albion to crack Rangers' defence, picking
:03:07. > :03:14.Brushing past Alex Smithies to give Brighton the lead.
:03:15. > :03:16.Until last night, left back Sebastien Pocognoli hadn't scored
:03:17. > :03:23.Just watch how he doubled Albion's advantage over QPR.
:03:24. > :03:35.Matt Smith's header in the 73rd minute for QPR made it a tense
:03:36. > :03:38.finish by the Albion, but it was their first win
:03:39. > :03:47.In League One Charlton beat Southend 2-1 at The Valley.
:03:48. > :03:50.Gillingham drew 1-1 at home with Millwall.
:03:51. > :03:57.And in League Two, Crawley Town wnet down 2-1 at home to Plymouth.
:03:58. > :04:00.Here's a look at the weather with Sara Thornton.
:04:01. > :04:04.You don't need me to tell you it has been a glorious
:04:05. > :04:08.After something of a slow start for some, with some mist and fog,
:04:09. > :04:12.All of us seeing some lovely spring sunshine and feeling
:04:13. > :04:15.pleasantly warm in that, save for along the coast,
:04:16. > :04:18.More of the same for tomorrow, very warm again.
:04:19. > :04:20.A couple of degrees warmer than today.
:04:21. > :04:23.That does not mean we are impervious to a chilly night tonight
:04:24. > :04:26.because with light winds and clear skies across the region,
:04:27. > :04:29.figures in towns are into single figures and it is the mid single
:04:30. > :04:32.But plenty of sunshine from the get-go tomorrow.
:04:33. > :04:37.Always an onshore breeze so cooler at the coast.
:04:38. > :04:39.It is inland where we will see the highest temperatures -
:04:40. > :04:44.easily 20 Celsius but I fancy someone will get 21 or 22 degrees,
:04:45. > :04:49.Make the most of it as it's all change on Monday -
:04:50. > :05:23.What a spectacular day to day. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Just
:05:24. > :05:29.clear blue skies around. A nice picture here from Lincolnshire.
:05:30. > :05:36.This evening and overnight will turn quite chilly. There will be a touch
:05:37. > :05:40.of brass frost. This is the satellite image from early on. Not
:05:41. > :05:44.often do we see pictures like this. Just a little bit of cloud in the
:05:45. > :05:50.North West of Scotland and that is pretty much it. This evening,
:05:51. > :05:52.starry, starry skies. The temperatures will dip